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John McCain Should Have Been Better Than He Was | GQ

If there was ever any doubt as to whether Donald Trump would hold his grudge against John McCain to the last, it was eliminated over the weekend. The White House flag was lowered to half-staff only briefly, before being raised to full staff on Monday—and hurriedly lowered again after a public outcry. Still, on the occasion of his death, conservative commentators by no means let the Arizona senator off the hook. In memorializing McCain, the right seems to have reclaimed some of the nuance largely considered extinct in the Age of Trump. The Federalist, which frequently criticized McCain during his life, featured an article praising his commitment to his conscience, and Breitbart senior editor-at-large Joel B. The rise of the Tea Party, which McCain attempted to ride in and disavowed just a few years later, only made him an easier target. Nor did his equally heterodox daughter, Meghan McCain —who habitually went after Palin and other members of the Tea Party—do much to endear him to the right.

John McCain Should Have Been Better Than He Was

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Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about. It was on that bus rolling through New Hampshire, as McCain was poised for arguably his finest moment politically, that I truly came to know him. A link has been sent to your friend's email address.